John Louis Coffey
How Judge Coffey rules, drawn from 26 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Coffey no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Coffey
John Louis Coffey was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by President Ronald Reagan, Judge Coffey received a commission on March 19, 1982. Judge Coffey assumed senior status on July 2, 2004 and served until death on November 10, 2012.
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“we agree with the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants on Count one. We also conclude that the court properly granted summary judgment to the defendants on Counts two and three because Amundsen failed to sufficiently allege facts in support of his conspiracy claim and failed to file a timely appeal under Illinois law, respectively.”
“Because the district court did not err in dismissing Plaintiff's IDEA claim for reimbursement on the merits, Plaintiff's claims against the State Board were also properly dismissed.”
“Under this reasoning, Tyson and Harvey are not similarly situated and, therefore, summary judgment was appropriate because Tyson failed to prove her prima facie case of race discrimination.”
“Because the district court made clear that it would have imposed the same prison term upon him regardless of whether his DWI was classified as a crime of violence or not, we affirm.”
“Accordingly, because exigent circumstances justified Officer Tomey's entry, we uphold the district court's denial of Jenkins's motion to suppress.”
“Brazelton is entitled to a remand for re-sentencing.”
“We uphold the denial of Dean's motion to suppress and AffiRM his conviction.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges do not carry a trial caseload; not enumerated.
A historical record
Judge Coffey no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.